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Enrichment and Review

Goal of the Plan:

HeartPrints Center is committed to providing students with Continuity of Education. We will provide student learning by providing weekly activities to support both students and parents.

Overview of the Plan:

Each Monday teachers will send activities and lessons for the children to do at home.
Children will complete activities and lessons and return to teachers.
Teachers will review and offer feedback on activities and lessons.
Teachers will offer extra help where needed.
Teachers will support families as needed.

Expectations for Teaching and Learning:

Grade level: Kindergarten

Staff will prepare and send activities to students to maintain our current curriculum and provide opportunities for enrichment and review.

Teachers will develop weekly lesson plans and outline required assignments for students.
Students will continue to progress through the PA Early Learning Standards for Kindergarten and the Weekly Curriculum map.
Teachers will support families as needed.
Students will use See Saw app., Reading A to Z books, ABC Mouse and Handwriting without Tears.

Communication Tools and Strategies:

See Saw Application – Teachers will send weekly lessons and check and get responses from each child/family.
School website will be updated with current school news.
Bi-weekly family newsletters sent out to families updating any current school news.

Access:

Children can access enrichment and review opportunities on See Saw. Also, families were given access to the Handwriting Without Tears website and ABC Mouse. Teachers have access to Reading A to Z and will forward books to the students.
Instruction will be sent to families every Monday morning. We are fortunate that all families have access to technology and internet.

Staff General Expectations:

Teachers will send out packet of information every Monday. Children will post work when completed. Children will complete all tasks by Friday of that week.
Teachers will comment on work daily as it is completed and sent. Special attention will be given when planning the weekly lessons to each individual child.
Parents may reach out to teachers by email, phone messages or See Saw with questions.

Student Expectations:

Students are expected to complete each assignment weekly.
Teachers will comment and make suggestions or offer extra help on assignments daily.

Attendance and Accountability:

Students will post completed work digitally or verbally. Ex: We have had parents send a video of child counting to 100 by 1’s 5’s and 10’s.
Meaningful participation in completing all assignments in a week.
Once the student has sent in completed work, teachers will comment on completed work. Suggestions and extra assignments will be given if necessary.

Good Faith Efforts for Access and Equity for all Students:

All families have been using the See Saw app all year. Teacher’s will respond when assignments are completed in a timely fashion. Staff will be available for phone calls and email messages whenever necessary.

Special Education Supports:

N/A We do not have any IEP’s in this class.

Gifted Education:

N/A We do not have IEP’s in this class.

Building/Grade Level Contacts:

Jennifer Saitz – Teacher bluesub@verizon.net 412-716-7465
Stacie Jones – Teacher stoffsta@gmail.com 412-779-3864
Grace Byrnes – Director byrnesgrace9925@gmail.com 724-443-3718
Elizabeth Fairweather – Programs Coordinator efairweather31@gmail.com 412-848-2398

Resource Links:

See Saw
Handwriting Without Tears
ABC Mouse
Reading A to Z
Pa Early Learning Standards – Kindergarten
HeartPrints Center Curriculum Map

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Using current research about children’s development and learning, HeartPrints has designed an early learning program that reflects the principles and guidelines established by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Based on a developmental approach, the curriculum focuses on the whole child and fosters social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and aesthetic development. The latest research about early literacy and numeracy learning in young children guides the day-to-day curriculum experiences in the center. In the area of social and emotional development, a primary focus is to help children learn to manage their feelings and use conflict management skills with the support of a caring and nurturing environment.

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Important 2020-2021 Registration Dates & Information:

If your preferred class is full, you may submit a request to be added to the waitlist
Families who enroll in their 2^nd preference, receive priority to be moved to their preferred class before non-registered families

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Our Mission

Heart Prints Center for Early Education is an organization that strives for a more peaceful world by involving young children, their families and their teachers in a process of self-directed, lifelong learning which will encourage young children to think clearly and creatively, to discover cultural and aesthetic values, to respond sensitively to others, to manage conflict respectfully, and to recognize they are members of the worldwide community.

As many of you know, I love my job. The staff and students inspire me daily. As I am sitting in my office today, 2 staff members are discussing the plans for a special Under the Sea program we are offering on Wednesdays in February. Here is the quote, “could you pick up 6 un-gutted squid, one octopus tentacle, and one closed shell clam”. “I will look into renting some scuba gear and a tank”. It doesn’t get better than that! If only I could join the class. Can’t wait to see the Marvel in their eyes.

-Tina Kaufman
Heart Prints has been a most amazing experience for my daughter! In her two years at the school she has developed better self confidence, more responsibility for her learning and has the ability to seek answers to her questions with efficiency. The talented educators provide rigor that challenges and motivates at the same time and they are nurturing and encouraging all the while. The most impressive thing for me is the way that the teacher(s) truly know my child and that enables them to bring out her best.

-Maureen and Daughter Bridget
Our time in ‘Come Play with Me’ made the transition to Preschool seamless at two and a half years old; in fact, the only tears that were shed occurred at the end of the day when my daughter didn’t want to leave. There is something new going on at Heartprints every day from the activities set out to the carefully planned art projects to the fun sensory bins and homemade Playdoh to the holiday celebrations. The best part is that we both wake up excited to go to preschool, and for me, that is the most important!

-Lauren Setter
My son Noah is a Type 1 Diabetic and is diagnosed with Special Needs. Heart Prints is not your ordinary school, it is extremely special and has an amazing staff! The staff here have always nurtured the growth and development both socially and educationally of my son. Our family is so grateful to have found such a competent group of caring individual that are truly invested in each individual child that walks through their doors!

-Ashley and son Noah